A "kettle-only cooking project" was initiated based on Gezi prisoner Çigdem Mater's kettle article published on bianet. The project invites all to a journey where women continue to produce under limited conditions in prison in Istanbul and this production turns into hope and resilience, and the first recipe is for lentil balls. Pro producer Çigdem Mater, who is detained in the Gezi Trial, wrote these in her article titled "What a Kettle Can Do?" published on bianet on September 1, 2022.

A "kettle-only cooking project" was initiated based on Mater's article. In this project, meals are prepared using a kettle only, following the recipes mentioned in the article, and adhering to the prison canteen's list.

"Are you ready to embark on a journey where women continue to produce under limited conditions at Bakirköy Women's Closed Prison in Istanbul and this production turns into hope and resilience?

We stayed true to Mücella's, Mine's, and the other imprisoned women's recipes, turning Çigdem's writings into an incredible story and adhering to the prison canteen lists."

The first recipe is for lentil balls:

Çigdem Mater is a filmmaker, producer, and journalist. She was the executive producer of international projects such as Ai Weiwei's documentary Human Flow (Insan Seli) and Mohamed Ben Attia's Weldi, the coordinator of Caucasian programs at Anadolü Kültür (2005-2009), the coordinator of Bogaziçi University Alam Film Center (2009-2010), and Turkey coordinator of the Turkey-Armenia Cinema Platform.

Mücella Yapici is an architect who served at the Chamber of Architects Istanbul branch starting in 2003 and played a very active role in the struggle to preserve the cultural and historical heritage of the city of Istanbul.

Mine Özerden is a documentarist, a human rights and ecosystem defender. She worked for civil society since 2001 and participated in many cultural and art projects, and studies on migrants, women, protection of natural life, etc

Source: English Bianet